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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event is Kilgore invited to attend in Midland City?

2. What is the check meant for that Kilgore receives with the letter?

3. What is Kilgore asked to be in the letter he receives?

4. What does Kilgore think about as he watches a movie in Chapter 5?

5. Who stops Kilgore as he is walking from the pornographic theater?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Celia, Dwayne's wife, kill herself?

2. Who sends Kilgore a fan letter and what is the book that the fan praises?

3. What is the difference between Dwayne's personal life and business life?

4. What is one of the boring topics that Kilgore and the driver talk about when they go through Philadelphia?

5. Who is Wayne Hoobler and what does he want at Dwayne's car dealership?

6. What is the irony of Kilgore browsing in the pornography shop in New York?

7. What does Dwayne do in Chapter 4 that alludes to his increasing mental instability?

8. How are the relationships between the pets and Kilgore and Dwayne different?

9. Who asks Kilgore to be a keynote speaker and why?

10. in Chapter 12, what does the driver recognize as a difference between himself and Kilgore?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the novel, Kilgore comes up with ideas for stories and the reader learns what Now It Can Be Told is about. How do Kilgore's literary ideas and works reflect on his character? Does the reader gain valuable insight on who Kilgore is through his stories? Support your thesis with specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

After seeing a message scrawled on the wall of the bathroom in the pornography theatre, Kilgore ponders the question at length. Discuss this scene with a clear thesis explaining why Kilgore devotes such attention to the question and how it affects him.

Essay Topic 3

After Dwayne's fateful reading of Kilgore's Now It Can Be Told, he accosts numerous people in a violent rampage. Relate what is known about the plot of Kilgore's novel and how it affects Dwayne who is in a critical mental state. Assess the plot of Kilgore's novel and how Dwayne interprets it in order to explain why Dwayne embarks on his rampage after reading it.

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